April's Performance Award: OCOLADO, DAWN MAKIN, ELLEN & STEVEN WHITAKER

Thursday 06 May 2010

April's Performance Award: OCOLADO, DAWN MAKIN, ELLEN & STEVEN WHITAKER

Ellen Whitaker and Ocolado’s superb victory at the British Open Show Jumping Championships has been voted ‘Performance of the Month’ for April.
 
The fourteen year-old chestnut gelding, owned by Dawn Makin and Ellen’s father Steven, kept the crowds on the edge of their seats to snatch victory on the final day of the British Open Show Jumping Championships held at the NEC in Birmingham.
 
The new Performance of the Month Award is an amalgamation of the former Showjumper and Owner of the Month Awards, and recognises the achievements of not just our riders, but our horses and owners too.
 
Chairman of Performance Development at British Showjumping, Clare Whitaker commented:
 
“We are delighted to announce the amalgamation of the Show Jumper and Owner of the Month Awards, into one monthly Award; ‘Performance of the Month’. The new award will not only recognise the fantastic achievements of our riders, but also our horses and their owners, without which none of it would be possible.
 
It gives me great pleasure to award the April Performance of the Month to Ocolado, Dawn Makin, Ellen Whitaker and her father Steven, for their incredible win at the British Open. My congratulations go to them and their hard working Team”.
 
Patrick Riley of Zamar TTT, sponsors of the Performance Award said:
 
This years British Open was a hard fought competition resulting in a superb performance from a very talented young lady. Congratulations Ellen very well done!”

 
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